May 19, 1840, Antoine Doussan to Auguste Doussan in Grasse. The writer relates that 'Monsieur Valérien and Célestine' have arrived. He complains about Joachim and Julie Ambert's short stay in Louisiana before their return to France as well as...

Crowd scene of African Americans and whites gathered around discarded objects on the ground. Photograph from scrapbook entitled, "Picture Story of Trinity School." Caption reads: SOMETHING EVIDENTLY WENT WRONG WITH THIS SALE.

A picket line consisting of whites and African Americans from the UE Local 601 (United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America), stand outside of a large brick building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania located in Allegheney County.

Claude Trénonay, Pointe Coupée, writes his sister, Gabrielle Duplantier, about sending her son Armand to Louisiana, where the writer hopes to marry his nephew to his stepdaughter, Augustine Gérard, and to provide for the couple. Trénonay states...

Claude Trénonay, Pointe Coupée, writes his sister, Gabrielle Duplantier, to announce the arrival of her son Armand Duplantier in Louisiana. He speaks of economic conditions in the colony and of plans to attack Pensacola, Florida. He mentions the...